Imran to not let bulletproof shield separate him from supporters: Asad

• Published date: 12 November 2022
• Publication title: Regional Times

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar announced that Imran Khan would not let 'anything bulletproof' separate him and the people as he is a kaptaan (captain) who 'loved his people', and did not want to be away from them.

The remark comes after leaders from the incumbent government advised the former premier to erect a bulletproof shield on his container as a safety measure following the alleged assassination attempt against him.

During the party's Haqeeqi Azadi March Asad, in a message to the chief justice of Pakistan, declared that "Toba [Tek Singh], Chiniot, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sindh, Punjab" all stood in support of Imran and that PTI supporters will not back down, or bend before anyone.

Quoting the PTI chief, Asad stated that he was still "standing despite being shot" and questioned if the "nation was ready to stand with him".

Asad also said that when he speaks to Imran in the evening, he will inform the party chief that the women of Toba Tek Singh were also part of the march.

The convoy, led by Asad Umar and other party leaders, passed through Gojra Tehsil where he was welcomed outside Hamza Usman's residence.

He thanked...